Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Softball
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1 Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Softball Robert B. Benson Tammy Benson Human Kinetics
2 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Benson, Robert B., Survival guide for coaching youth softball / Robert B. Benson, Tammy Benson. p. cm. ISBN-13: (sort cover) ISBN-10: (soft cover) 1. Softball for children--coaching. 2. Youth league softball--coaching. I. Benson, Tammy, II. Title. GV881.4.C6B dc ISBN-10: (print) ISBN-13: (print) ISBN-10: (Adobe PDF) ISBN-13: (Adobe PDF) Copyright 2010 by Robert B. Benson and Tammy Benson All rights reserved. Except for use in a review, the reproduction or utilization of this work in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including xerography, photocopying, and recording, and in any information storage and retrieval system, is forbidden without the written permission of the publisher. Notice: Permission to reproduce the following material is granted to instructors and agencies who have purchased Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Softball: pp. 13, 15, 25, 26, 163, and 168. The reproduction of other parts of this book is expressly forbidden by the above copyright notice. Persons or agencies who have not purchased Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Softball may not reproduce any material. Acquisitions Editor: Justin Klug; Developmental Editor: Heather Healy; Assistant Editor: Carla Zych; Copyeditor: Patrick Connolly; Graphic Designer: Nancy Rasmus; Graphic Artist: Tara Welsch; Cover Designer: Keith Blomberg; Photographer (interior): Neil Bernstein; Visual Production Assistant: Joyce Brumfield; Photo Production Manager: Jason Allen; Art Manager: Kelly Hendren; Associate Art Manager: Alan L. Wilborn; Illustrator: Tim Brummett; Printer: Versa Press We thank Tri-Cities Girls Fastpitch Softball Association in Richland, Washington, for assistance in providing the location for the photo shoot for this book. Human Kinetics books are available at special discounts for bulk purchase. Special editions or book excerpts can also be created to specification. For details, contact the Special Sales Manager at Human Kinetics. Printed in the United States of America The paper in this book is certified under a sustainable forestry program. Human Kinetics Web site: United States: Human Kinetics P.O. Box 5076 Champaign, IL humank@hkusa.com Canada: Human Kinetics 475 Devonshire Road Unit 100 Windsor, ON N8Y 2L (in Canada only) info@hkcanada.com Europe: Human Kinetics 107 Bradford Road Stanningley Leeds LS28 6AT, United Kingdom +44 (0) hk@hkeurope.com Australia: Human Kinetics 57A Price Avenue Lower Mitcham, South Australia info@hkaustralia.com New Zealand: Human Kinetics Division of Sports Distributors NZ Ltd. P.O. Box Albany North Shore City Auckland info@humankinetics.co.nz E4665
3 To our three daughters Emily, Gabrielle, and McKenna we dedicate this book with all our love. Without your patience, support, and willingness to be our test subjects for new drills and ideas, we would not be where we are today. Thank you for your unconditional love. We also dedicate this book to our late nephew, Daniel, who passed during the writing of this book. For us, the best part of coaching is the relationships we develop and the lives we touch; we remind our readers not to take these precious gifts for granted.
4 Contents Drill Finder vi Preface ix Acknowledgments xi Key to Diagrams xiii 1 Help! Where Do I Start? 1 2 Organizing Your Team Practices 21 3 Teaching Offensive Skills With 10 Simple Drills 33 4 Teaching Receiving and Throwing Skills With 10 Simple Drills 67 iv
5 5 Teaching Fielding Skills With 10 Simple Drills 93 6 Teaching Pitching and Catching Skills With 10 Simple Drills On-Field Execution Game Time! What s My Role Again? 161 About the Authors 175 v
6 Drill Finder Skill level Skills Beginner Intermediate Advanced Batting Bunting Baserunning Throwing Receiving Fielding ground balls Page Drill title no. Setup progression 52 Batting progression 53 Tee stations 54 Soft-toss stations 56 Batting simulation stations 58 Bunting progression 59 Bunting to targets 60 Running game 61 Two-line baserunning 62 Infield fly baserunning 64 Zigzag 80 Scarecrow rhyme 81 Wrist snaps 82 Figure eight 83 Rocking fire 84 Three step 85 Relays Around the horn counterclockwise Around the horn 88 clockwise Around the horn star 90 Fielding fly balls Pitching Catching vi
7 Skill level Skills Beginner Intermediate Advanced Batting Bunting Baserunning Throwing Receiving Fielding ground balls Page Drill title no. First-step quickness 103 Glove work 104 MCPC cadence 105 Feeds 106 Cross lines 108 Shortstop hole 110 Self-toss 112 Quick five 113 Outfield feeds 114 Defensive back 116 Quick start cadence 132 Loading 133 Kneeling K 134 Arm circles 136 Standing circles 138 Walk-through 140 One up, one down 141 Tennis ball catch 142 Block Quick throw down 144 Fielding fly balls Pitching Catching vii
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9 Preface You may not have planned on being the head coach of a softball team, but here you are. It s your job to somehow organize a group of enthusiastic but inexperienced seven- and eight-year-old girls into a team. You may be wondering what you ve gotten yourself into and whether it s too late to get out of it. But relax, Coach, this book provides the help you need. If you re feeling overwhelmed, underprepared, or maybe a little panicked, that s okay. Most coaches have shared your experience and lived to discover the joys of coaching youth players. Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Softball is for anyone who has generously volunteered his or her time to work with young players. Whether you know little about the game or you have vast knowledge of it, this book has something for you. Teaching a seven-year-old to bat, pitch, and throw for the first time can be a challenge no matter what your background. This book provides the tools and knowledge you need to survive the first day of practice, to get your team up to speed, and to carry you through to the end of the season. Armed with this book, your sense of humor, and lots of patience, you can ensure that the youngsters on your team are having fun and learning something new. Chapter 1 walks you through the basics of equipment and rules and how to start the season off right with a parent player meeting. In chapter 2, you ll learn how to make the most of your practices and how to keep them fun for the kids. Chapters 3 through 6 tell you everything you need to know to teach the essential skills, such as batting, baserunning, throwing, fielding, pitching, and catching. Each of these skill chapters includes 10 drills that will make learning basic skills fun for your players. In each of these chapters, you will find beginner, intermediate, and advanced drills so you can choose the ones that are appropriate for your players skill level. Chapter 7 covers specific offensive and defensive strategies for effective on-field execution, and chapter 8 provides everything you need to prepare for games and to manage them with confidence. Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Softball can help you plan every detail of your season. You can also bring this book to the field with you and use it to find some drills just before practice. The book works with your schedule and provides you with the knowledge and support you need to turn your gaggle of girls into a real softball team. It can also help ensure that you and your players have fun along the way. ix
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11 Acknowledgments Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Softball is a product of years spent coaching our three daughters and their teammates. Experiencing the differences and the constants involved in coaching our oldest daughter s competitive 12U team and our youngest daughter s T-Ball team has provided us with valuable insight. Along the way, a number of individuals have provided their support and shared their knowledge; we thank them all for contributing, in various ways, to this book. We thank our coaching mentor, the founding coach of the Washington Angels, Tammy Hutchison, for trusting us with the name Washington Angels and for encouraging and supporting us in our role as head coaches. Your words of encouragement, your wisdom, and your insight into life s true priorities have kept us on the road to success and helped us to create memories we ll cherish forever. We thank the coaching staff, Traye Radach and Calvin Nash, and the young ladies who make up the Washington Angels 96 team for providing many wonderful learning and teaching opportunities. And we thank the young models who posed for the book for enduring the first 100-degree day of the year so that we could get the right shots. We thank the coaching colleagues who not only supported us from the beginning, but also helped us to break down and simplify many of the skills and drills and to refine the progressions contained in Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Softball, including Kelly Richards, Larry Lozier, Greg Gott, Terry Storm, Pete Steiner, Mark Weber, and many others. Thanks to the BCERT Class 08-01, who listened painfully and with attentive ears to drafts of parts of this book. Thank you for your patience and understanding during those hard five weeks. And lastly we thank the Tri-Cities Girls Fastpitch Softball Association (TCGFSA) for their support over the years, for the equipment, and for the use of the facilities. You have helped to make dreams come true for countless players. xi
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13 Key to Diagrams Any player Any player who starts with ball Any player relocates to this position Batter Batter who starts with ball Runner Pitcher who starts with ball Catcher Shortstop First-base player Second-base player Third-base player Left fielder Center fielder Right fielder Coach (or assistant coach or parent) Softball Cone Empty bucket Bucket of balls Batting tee Backstop Path of runner or fielder Path of hit Path of pitch, throw, or toss E4665/Benson/KTD/352634/TimB/R2-alw xiii
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